BJP councilors are planning to protest against GMADA (Greater Mohali Area Development) from Monday for allegedly not executing need based policy which was promised by the civic administration in December.TNN | February 29, 2016, 12:00 IST

MOHALI: BJP councilors are planning to protest against GMADA (Greater Mohali Area Development) from Monday for allegedly not executing need based policy which was promised by the civic administration in December.

Councilors have alleged that it has been over two months and survey has been conducted for the need based policy but execution failed miserably.

Though, BJP councilors are not happy with this and they are of the opinion that the policy should implement as soon as possible and GMADA should accept the houses they have modified as it is impossible to demolish over 90 percent of the houses and construct as per the new policy.

GMADA received poor response from the local residents of Mohali regarding suggestion to be submitted before GMADA for the need based policy after which administration has decided to conduct physical survey for the implementation in the town.

BJP councilor Sahibe Anand from ward number 7 said that, "We have requested that, the houses which are already modified should remain the same and need based policy in the town should be applied likewise, as it will provide big relief to the residents. We have decided to go on fast till death from today if the policy is not implemented."

Civic body has constituted a five member team which will start the physical survey of the town and they will go door to door city to consult with people on which constructions could be covered under the scheme.

A GMADA officer said, "Many people have made constructions in their houses which for now are illegal or without any approval and local resident's want to cover themselves under this scheme. Physical verification of all the houses would be needed which will start in next three or four days. After the thorough verification, reports will be prepared to be sent to the higher authorities for the implementation of the need based policy."

This is going to benefit to 16,000 people living in the town, who have been waiting to transform their houses, and for this GMADA has also sought for people suggestions.

Five member committee including councilors and employees of GMADA to conduct survey on the need based policy changes required.

In has been found that the over 90 percent houses in town have already modified their houses and these houses are also facing violation charges and some of the houses have also been terminated from the documents, said MC councilor Sahibe Anand who had conducted survey on their own in various areas of Mohali.

As per the demand, a centralized need based change policy for the town has come to existence.

Initially the policy was implemented for only phase 11 but the need of the policy was for whole town. Some of the councilors had also submitted memorandum to the CM for the same reason following which this decision was made.